I love Orson Scott Card and the Shadow series, and I love fairy tales. Imagine my delight when he combined the two. I admit, i was a little suspicious, being that I haven't read anything really of his that is set out of Ender's world, but this book was perfect.

It starts off a little slow, every book needs time to lay down its back story. But this book is extremely clever and entertaining. blending modern day into old fairy tales.